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TEACHing

Jayne's teaching practice is varied and wide-ranging. She loves to teach what she is passionate about, whether that is theatre, calming breathing exercises or the art of teaching itself.

Higher Education:

Professor of Performance Teaching, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (present)

Teach on the Masters-level PGCert Performance Teaching, which develops the pedagogy and practice of performance teachers.
Specialisms: inclusive curriculum design; differentiation, inclusion and EAL; motivation and growth mindset; safeguarding
Interim Module Leader for assessment

Assistant Professor and Head of BA Theatre Arts, Utah State University

Taught Applied Theatre, Drama in the Community, Playscript Analysis, Methods of Teaching Drama K-6 and Theatre for Young Audiences.
Supervised student teachers on clinical placement.
Led recruitment, retention and academic advising for the BA and Minor in Theatre Arts.

Lecturer, Department of Theatre, University of Bristol

Applied Theatre: designed and delivered workshops on working with older adults, intergenerational arts projects, and theatre and creative arts for health and wellbeing.
Politics of Performance: led seminars on agitprop, theatre and activism, Brechtian practice, theatre as soft power, theatre and pedagogy, and participatory practice.
Marked and moderated undergraduate practical and written assessments (BA Theatre and Performance Studies).

Visiting Lecturer and Placement Host, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Delivered MA Applied Theatre seminars: 'Working with different groups of young people; creating a safe space' and 'Applied Theatre and the Panopticon space'.
Hosted and mentored BA Drama and Applied Theatre and MA Applied Theatre students working with young people to build confidence and aspirations.

School and community based:

Jayne originally qualified as a secondary school Drama teacher in 2007. Since then she has developed a proven track record of outstanding teaching that adds value to young people's learning. Her teaching and leadership is firmly rooted in creating a space where young people can feel empowered as active learners. As well as undertaking management roles as a Head of Department and Head of Faculty, she is also an experienced teacher trainer having worked alongside Middlesex University and the Institute of Education as a Subject Mentor to deliver teacher training to beginning teachers.

In 2018 Jayne set up Stomping Space to provide well-being, nature and arts experiences for young-people and their families in her local community. She is a qualified Baby Massage and Infant and Pre-School Yoga teacher, has completed Bushcraft and Ecology courses, and delivers nature and well-being group activities with South Powys Mind.